Winning my second store tourney. I got navigate tokens and TRC alts which I very much am happy about.

I had a project due at the same time of Gencon and I was pulling up an all nighter trying to finish the project in the morning. Due to time difference I watched the FFG announcement at 4 am in the morning at the office and I literally screamed and cheered when I saw SSD. I must have looked ridiculous, all alone at the office in the middle of the night cheering by myself 😊

Taking the jump into armada from X-Wing. I was hesitant at first but I'm really glad I did. There is a lot more to this game than X-Wing and despite not being able to play as much as I want I still am loving the decision

being obliterated by a SSD (even if a Lego one) in our July the 14th game.

https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/topic/281846-our-july-armada-stop-the-ssd-game/

that was a complete blast, and this SSD a monstrous beast, far meaner than the one FFG will be selling (10 shields front and side, front armament 6 red+6blue+4blacks, side 5red+5blue+4blacks, rear instant death except for Large due to reactor exhaust, 27 hulls and 12 defensive tokens, triple admirals, 3 shots a turn and can shoot twice same arc, two order phases, 5-generic squads generator for each squadron command, no ram damage or block except by large, etc...)

we tried our best to stay out of blue range to stay alive.... and it went down!

23 hours ago, mcworrell said:

Playing two rounds of the Correllian Conflict in one day. It was a blast!

He won both of those. I surrendered.

On 12/7/2018 at 2:07 AM, Cubanboy said:

Hello,

2018 is drawing to a close, what has been your favorite Armada moment from this year?

Running my first Corellian Campaign for my bachelor party weekend and getting my friends really in to Armada. Announcement of SSD was definitely second. It's such an exciting model.

One shooting the demolisher with an Mc75 in a friendly match.

Finally found some people that play Amada... "in my area" my "area" spans half of new England.

Went to play a casual game and played against a very good player... He smoked me like a cheap cigar. A week later I went to a casual tournament and it was all random matches. The TO came to announce the matches. "so these are all done randomly and I'm sorry for some of you but it's just a casual tournament and we are all here to have fun. Veteran players help the new players..." ye then proceeded to match me with the same person that cleaned the floor with me the week before. Hahaha. I said "awesome" but in the inside I was think crap. 10-1 loss.

But second game was a 10-1 tabling win. Great fun in the end and I learn some valuable lessons.

SSD announcement!

So happy to finally have it in the game

50 minutes ago, Rune Taq said:

Finally found some people that play Amada... "in my area" my "area" spans half of new England.

Went to play a casual game and played against a very good player... He smoked me like a cheap cigar. A week later I went to a casual tournament and it was all random matches. The TO came to announce the matches. "so these are all done randomly and I'm so mean for some of you but it's just a casual tournament and we are all here to have fun. Veteran players help the new players..." ye then proceeded to match me with the same person that cleaned the floor with me the week before. Hahaha. I said "awesome" but in the inside I was think crap. 10-1 loss.

But second game was a 10-1 tabling win. Great fun in the end and I learn some valuable lessons.

Hmmm, almost perfect quote. I think I actually said I was sorry for some of the new players for their matchups. The great thing is we have a pretty easy going crew (Common for Armada I think, not just our area). It is tough to get smoked the first time you go to a tournament, I know I did, but it does help you learn.

Thank you to all the players that were patient with me those first few times I played! It definitely takes a few games to really find your game. I still have upgrades I usually forget to use when I try and bring them so I don't bring them any more when it matters. I do constantly try new stuff casually though. Always trying to learn.

For me it was running the first Armada event in Wellington and all going smoothly event if it was only 8 people. They are keen for another and I know a few more have since picked up the game.

Toss up between hanging with everybody at this past worlds (especially drinking during the team tournament (game))

And commentating on both finals at Canadian Nationals with Kristjan on VTTV.

Winning my first regional was good too.

Seven games over two days at Australian Nationals - oldest competitor to make the cut - came in second.

For this year. Placing 2nd at a store Championship. Placing 2nd at the big Spokane tournament, and just now, placing 2nd at regionals and winning an SSD raffle.

Compared to last year where I placed last at almost everything.

Wining my first Tournament (Store Championship) this summer and placing 7 in Nordic nationals with help from people on the FFG and Discord forum/channel Thank you, started playing last year and its the first time aswell touchin/playing anykind of miniatures game.. Now iam hooked and cant get enough.. **** you FFFG

Picture below is the fleet i used for the Store Championship

On 12/8/2018 at 9:27 AM, Thrindal said:

Hmmm, almost perfect quote. I think I actually said I was sorry for some of the new players for their matchups. The great thing is we have a pretty easy going crew (Common for Armada I think, not just our area). It is tough to get smoked the first time you go to a tournament, I know I did, but it does help you learn.

Thank you to all the players that were patient with me those first few times I played! It definitely takes a few games to really find your game. I still have upgrades I usually forget to use when I try and bring them so I don't bring them any more when it matters. I do constantly try new stuff casually though. Always trying to learn.

Haha. Hi!! Fancy meeting you here. Don't worry. I had a great time.

On 12/8/2018 at 9:27 AM, Thrindal said:

Hmmm, almost perfect quote. I think I actually said I was sorry for some of the new players for their matchups. The great thing is we have a pretty easy going crew (Common for Armada I think, not just our area). It is tough to get smoked the first time you go to a tournament, I know I did, but it does help you learn.

Thank you to all the players that were patient with me those first few times I played! It definitely takes a few games to really find your game. I still have upgrades I usually forget to use when I try and bring them so I don't bring them any more when it matters. I do constantly try new stuff casually though. Always trying to learn.

just reread my post. I meant to say you were "sorry" not "so mean". Stupid autocorrect.

Not my favorite moment, but probably my best moment: I sold off about 85% of my stuff, keeping just enough to tinker with a couple Rebel lists.

It was a sad day, but it was good to translate it to cash when I did, as it had just been taking up shelf space and the last few reasonably "local" events have been very few and far between with anemic turnouts. I loved Armada, but the writing is on the wall and while I hope the SSD is a big hit and that the waves keep coming, I just don't see any sort of local scene coming back enough to justify keeping a full collection.

Playing at Nova for sure. 8 rounds in 2 days was bonkers but I met cool people and had some good games!

Winning three tournaments on three consecutive weekends (including two store championships) with three different lists, none of which I'd ever played before...

For me.

1: Sneaking into top 8 out of nowhere at SoCal regionals in February, grabbing another set of prize dice in the largest non-nationals or higher event I've ever participated in (almost 30 players! Awesome!).

2: Another incredible week at the NOVA Open, and while I missed the top tables in the Nationals I took 1st place in the initial Furball event. Also getting to meet Ian Cross and Alex Davies was an awesome opportunity and I got to take a moment to thank the latter for all the good experiences I've had with Armada since joining my local community and playing against dozens of opponents from around the world on Vassal.

3: A bittersweet memory from just last night: going to Endgame in Oakland, CA for the final Armada night, with the store closing early next year and the holidays closing our space off until then. Seeing several long time members of the community come out for one final game and say goodbye. Realizing how they came despite being split by absurd traffic and poor transit reminded me of how fortunate we were that such a tenuous location could even exist in one of the busiest areas of the country despite players having to commute for upwards of an hour every other week to get games in. Vince, Brian H, Brian D, Nema, Javier, Aaron, Lucas, and everyone else who made Endgame the preeminent place for casual Armada in the San Francisco East Bay - thank you all.

Actually it was every single game I played. I can count them on barely one hand, though. 😕
Thx for your patience, my opponents.

19 minutes ago, drumtier said:

Actually it was every single game I played. I can count them on barely one hand, though. 😕
Thx for your patience, my opponents.

We need to change that next year!

1 hour ago, Darth Veggie said:

We need to change that next year!

The year isn't over, yet!

1. Winnipeg regionals. Argued with my lone ND partner about my list on the way there for 5 hours. Played a different list at the tourney than I had practiced and had a blast trying to adapt. If only Luke and Dodonna hadn't done 5 damage on the first die roll of one game.... I wouldn't have laughed near as hard. Did surprisingly well for practicing in a meta of two.

2. Fargo regionals (RIP Fargo Regionals): Had one game where the two of us (SD guys are so fun) had like 13-14 activations between us (and I had Madine). We laughed so loud and hard at the ridiculous maneuvers on both sides that other guys kept coming over to check on us during that game.

Merry Christmas guys and here's to many more memories!